单词 | doubly |
释义 | doubly (dʌbli ) 1. adverb [ADVERB with verb] You use doubly to indicate that there are two aspects or features that are having an influence on a particular situation. She now felt doubly guilty; she had embarrassed Franklin and she had cost her partner money. The new tax and the drop in house values make homeowners feel doubly penalised. 2. adverb [ADVERB adjective/adverb] You use doubly to emphasize that something exists or happens to a greater degree than usual. [emphasis] In pregnancy a high fibre diet is doubly important. Babies ' needs are very physical, doubly so with twins. Collocations: doubly dangerous Health experts claim it's doubly dangerous as the torrent of meaty burps it causes will also discourage mouth-to-mouth resuscitation. The Sun Such an attack would be doubly dangerous because its circumstances would 'complicate an effective response'. Times, Sunday Times What made him doubly dangerous in this mood was his height, or lack of it. Times,Sunday Times When those lips were also emitting ectoplasm and undermining morale by revealing official secrets, they were doubly dangerous. Times, Sunday Times His problems started out so commonplace — overspending, mainly — that his eventual crimes felt doubly dangerous. Times, Sunday Times A two-footed half-back is doubly hard to pin down. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Then to add music into that makes it doubly hard. The Sun (2016) It will be doubly hard to find a job if you land a conviction. The Sun (2016) The comedy circuit is rough on women, they have to work doubly hard. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Here's a player working doubly hard. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Things are not yet as bad as they were in the spring, making it doubly important that we learn the lessons of what happened then. Times,Sunday Times Now that the results are so tangible, it's doubly important for us to keep our eyes on the prize. Times, Sunday Times This makes it doubly important for police to maintain an open, two-way relationship with the media. Times, Sunday Times That makes cost control doubly important. Times, Sunday Times You can always get tested again just to be doubly sure you haven't been incubating anything. The Sun To make doubly sure it's food-safe, you can take it straight from washing machine to microwave. Times, Sunday Times Or that she was taking something herself, to make doubly sure? Times, Sunday Times It has more wells to drill, and said last week it would go a bit deeper on the first one to make doubly sure. Times, Sunday Times I cut my nails short, remove the clear varnish and scrub them thoroughly with a brush to make doubly sure of their cleanliness. Times, Sunday Times And that's doubly true if you are in woodland. Times, Sunday Times It rings doubly true when you're talking about when to go. Times, Sunday Times The waste management industry knows that it's doubly true, because nowadays they are paid once to clear the rubbish and then a second time to recycle it. Times,Sunday Times It would hold doubly true if you have never done it before. canada.com Indeed, five years ago, you could have swapped the word 'divide' for 'deride' and that sentence would have been doubly true. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 双重地 Japanese: 二重に |
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